Late 80s Rotorua Bands
A bunch of bands formed in Rotorua during the late 80s but found that there was a very limited audience for local original music so a few of the musicians packed their bags and moved to Hamilton in order to broaden their horizons.
Hamilton Bands
Boogadaga
- Band info
Boogadaga
Rotorua - 1985 to 1988
Michael Olsen - guitar & vocals
Jamie Pickernell - bass & vocals
Paul Tregilgas - drums
Wild Child
Boogadaga
Rotorua - 1986 to 1988
Wild Child
Cassette - 1988
Einstein
Buckethead
Boghead
M16
Gotham City
Mushroom
Faintline
Reasonable
Boogadaga Cemetary
Petrolhead
Fairy People
DIC In Love
Mk III Spaceship
Calling The Tune
Bottle Of Port
Tired Eyes
Calamari Bushmen
- Band info
Calamari Bushmen
Rotorua - 1988 to 1992
Line Up 1
- 1988
Jeremy Taylor - guitar & vocals
Thomas O'Leary - bass & vocals
Anthony Anema - drums
Sarah Knight - Cello
Line Up 2
- 89-90
Jeremy Taylor - guitar & vocals
Jamie Pickernell - guitar & vocals
Thomas O'Leary - vocals
Paul Tregilgas - bass
Anthony Anema - drums
Line Up 3
- 91-92
Michael Olsen - guitar & vocals
Jeremy Taylor - bass & vocals
Lisa Yerex - backing vocals
Anthony Anema - drums
Ghosts Of Things I've Killed
Calamari Bushmen
Rotorua - 1988 to 1992
Ghosts Of Things I've Killed
CD - 1992
Bushsong
Hey Old Man
HAL
Waterfall
Saturation
- Evolution Of The Calamari Bushmen
Calamari Bushmen
Rotorua - 1988 to 1992
Evolution Of The Calamari Bushmen
Compilation of unreleased recordings preceeding 'Ghosts Of Things I've Killed'
Hyperspace
Slow Song
Paperback
Jonald SOB
Fly Struck
Hamish
Judsons Rat
Flat For Me
We Are Bushmen
Man In Black
Slampipes
Welcome To The Dance
The Lid
Giblet
Imaginary Party
the Earthlings
- Band info
the Earthlings
Rotorua - 1991 to now
Dave Bishop - guitar & vocals
Andrew White - bass
Lisa Yerex - backing vocals
Paul Tregilgas - drums 1991
Barry Mackay - Drums 1992
Adrian Bergman - Drums 1993
Earl Robertson - Drums 1994
The Complete Earthlings
the Earthlings
Rotorua - 1991 to now
The Complete Earthlings
Cassette - 1993
There You Go
LA Cars
Paranoia
Time Is Now
Bitter Cup
Blue Eyes
Decisions
There Is Time
Kiss
Tomorrow Never Knows